Bazzite KDE: I have a stupid bug that zooms the mouse cursor (Solved)

SolarPunker@slrpnk.net to Linux@lemmy.ml – 33 points –

The cursor randomly enlarges every now and then. Anyone else experiencing the same problem? If so, have you solved it?

Could this be due to using different containers? I use flatpaks for everything apart from a few exceptions where I use distrobox, and in these the Plasma cursor is slightly different, but it doesn't justify the bug but just a different version of the cursor.

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This actually isn't a bug, it's a KDE feature (literally). It's so you can shake your mouse to find it. Here's more detail, but basically to disable:

Uncheck System Settings → Accessibility → Shake Cursor → “Shake cursor to find it”

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A thousand thanks! I don't know why it was on by default, I find it quite annoying.

It's quite helpful if you have a big monitor and play games that have textures similar to the cursor colors. On Gnome it's available as an extension (Wiggle)

That's definitely not a bug. Plasma 6.1 introduced an accessibility feature, that helps you find the cursor easier if you shake it for a bit

I thought there was a scaling issue when I first installed. Now that I've discovered it's a feature, I love it!